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General Category => Alexa Across the Pond (Europe) => Topic started by: Beetle-Snake on August 30, 2017, 01:43:48 pm

Title: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: Beetle-Snake on August 30, 2017, 01:43:48 pm

Finally named timers working in the UK. With this and music sync Amazon are spoiling us in the UK :)

Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: malliekm on August 30, 2017, 02:27:18 pm

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Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: MacNee on August 30, 2017, 05:45:36 pm

I don't appear to have it working yet  ::)

Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: StevenR on August 31, 2017, 01:42:42 am

Quote from: MacNee on August 30, 2017, 05:45:36 pm

I don't appear to have it working yet  ::)

I have found that it works more consistently if you say something like "Alexa, set an egg timer for 3 minutes" rather than "Alexa, set a timer named egg for 3 minutes".

Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: AlanH on August 31, 2017, 03:49:33 am

Great news - working fine for me, using “called” rather than “named”.

Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: Beetle-Snake on August 31, 2017, 05:27:56 am

I have tried both "Set an egg timer for 3 minutes" and "set a 3 minute timer for eggs" and they both work well

Title: Re: Named Timers working in UK
Post by: MacNee on August 31, 2017, 08:25:20 am

Using "called" has done the trick. Thanks.